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Solar System Scavenger Hunt
Try this on for size: If Earth were the size of your head, then Mercury would be an orange and Jupiter a small car. Size up the planets...
Article
Temporal Changes in the Vertebrate Scavenger Community in Association with Wildebeest Carcasses
Press Release
New Species of Ancient Rodents Hint at What Could be World's Oldest Grasslands
Analysis of fossilized teeth indicate early open, dry environment in Chilean Andes.
July 23, 2012
Educator Materials
Microbes Coloring Book & Scavenger Hunt
What is a microbe? Learn all about bacteria, viruses, and protists as you color them in. And see if you can find the hidden microbes...
3D Images of Mammoth Calf Mummies Yield Trove of Insights
Press Release
Gravitational Waves in the Stars
Scientists have shown how gravitational waves—invisible ripples in the fabric of space and time that propagate through the universe—might...
September 22, 2014
Article
Helpful Hints for Field Sketching
Drawing is something you can learn. Start field sketching with these helpful hints.
Blog Post
CT Scans of Baby Mammoth Mummies Yield Trove of Insights
Three-dimensional scans of two mummified newborn woolly mammoths recovered from the Siberian Arctic are revealing previously inaccessible...
July 9, 2014
Exhibit
Saber-Toothed Cat
Numerous remains of the Smilodon, or saber-toothed cat, have been found at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Scientists are unsure...
Exhibit
Coyote
In areas where wolves and cougars are still absent, coyotes act as top predators—although being smaller, they may scavenge as much...
After School Guide to Ology Astronomy
Video
Space Volcanoes - Shelf Life 360
Awe-inspiring extraterrestrial eruptions